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Vice President Joe Biden plans to travel to Guatemala later this week in hopes of helping counter the rising number of unaccompanied minors arriving from Central America at the U.S.-Mexico border. Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Biden heading to Central America to address child immigration wave - Los Angeles Times Vice President Joe Biden plans to travel to Guatemala later this week in hopes of helping counter the rising number of unaccompanied minors arriving from Central America. Part of it involves dispelling myths, including that they could be eligible for federal deferred action - which they are not: "The vice president will make a public statement on the perils of making the trek north and emphasize that the administration's program to avoid deportations of young people whose parents brought them illegally to the U.S. in previous years does not apply to new arrivals."

White House to honor young adults who came to US illegally - The Hill From the story: "The White House will honor 10 young adults on Tuesday who came to the United States illegally and qualified for the president’s program to defer deportation actions. Each person has qualified for the government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program, which delays removal proceedings against them as long as they meet certain guidelines."

Arizona Republicans threaten action over immigration - Washington Post From the story: "Arizona officials are threatening legal action to stop the Obama administration from moving hundreds of undocumented immigrants from Texas to their state after a surge of illegal border crossings swamped immigration officials in the Rio Grande Valley....In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne (R) insisted the department’s border security units stop the transports."

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